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Rowland Croucher

Rowland Croucher has written 26185 posts for John Mark Ministries
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Jokes

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Teacher: Cindy, why are you doing your math multiplication on the floor? Cindy: You told me to do it without using tables! =========================== Did you ever notice? When you put the two words “The” and “IRS” together it spells “THEIRS”? =========================== Two women, who are dog owners, are arguing which dog is smarter. First woman: […]

Health

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With proper diet, rest, and exercise a healthy body will last a lifetime.

Fundamentalism

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The most pronounced characteristics [of fundamentalists] are the following: (a) a very stong emphasis on the inerrancy of the Bible, the absence from it of any sort of error; (b) a strong hostility to modern theology and to the methods, results and implications of modern critical study of the Bible; (c) an assurance that those […]

Fundamentalism – again

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From a friend, quoting Dr Peter Cameron, former Principal of St Andrew’s College, Sydney University which trains Presbyterian clergy: ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ According to Jung , ‘God stands, omnipotent and free, above his Bible.” p.131 … the Fundamentalist will never ask what lies beyond the Bible, or what sort of religious experience was possible before there was […]

Life is Hard

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Heard on a BBC broadcast yesterday (in the car en route from Bathurst to Sydney, after a terrific reunion of our cohort of teacher-trainees of 50 years ago!): ‘When someone says “Life is hard” I’m tempted to respond “Compared to what?”‘. I have at least two problems with that clever – or not-so-clever – retort. […]

Prayer Network Newsletter October 2009

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AUSTRALIAN PRAYER NETWORK NEWSLETTER * UNITED KINGDOM RELIGIOUS LIBERTY FADING FAST * CAN EGYPT PROTECT ITS COPTS * A CALL FOR PRAYER AND FASTING FOR EVENTS IN YEMEN * CITY PLANNERS NEED TO PROVIDE FOR RETURN OF TRADITIONAL FAMILIES * PRAYERS FOR ZIMBABWE AMID POLITICAL UNREST * PAKISTAN’S TALIBAN THREATENS CHRISTIAN LEADERS ———————————————– UNITED KINGDOM […]

Church of Sweden commits to same-sex marriages

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In what is being seen as a landmark decision, the Church of Sweden has formally agreed to recognise same-sex marriages and conduct gay weddings and blessings, becoming the first major church to do so. See here: October 2009

Dear President Obama (An Open Letter on Afghanistan)

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by Brian McLaren 10-22-2009 I am a loyal supporter of your presidency. I worked hard in the campaign and have never been as proud of my country as I was when we elected you. I’m writing to ask you to find another way ahead in Afghanistan. I wrote a similar letter to President Bush when […]

Be Careful

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“Be careful with your thoughts, for your thoughts inspire your words. Be careful with your words, for your words precede your actions. Be careful with your actions, for your actions become your habits. Be careful with your habits, for your habits build your character. Be careful with your character, for your character decides your destiny.” […]

Anglicans and Rome (Martin Marty: brilliant!)

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  Theology: Anglicans and Rome (Martin Marty: Brilliant!): October 28, 2009 *Sightings* 10/26/09 Anglicans and Rome  ¢â‚¬“ Martin E. Marty The top ecumenical, some are saying un- or anti-ecumenical, news of the year occurredOctober 20th with a Vatican announcement. Bypassing forty years of Anglican-RomanCatholic conversations-cum-negotiations and blindsiding Archbishop Rowan Williams, thehead of the seventy-million-member Anglican […]

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